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And I sat there appalled until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/nlt/ezra/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice. <a href="/esv/ezra/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering. <a href="/kjv/ezra/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then everyone who was frightened by the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/nasb/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/lsb/ezra/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/amp/ezra/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me as I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/csb/ezra/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me, because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat devastated until the evening offering. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me, because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat devastated until the evening offering. <a href="/asv/ezra/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening oblation. <a href="/cev/ezra/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> until the time for the evening sacrifice. Many of our people were greatly concerned and gathered around me, because the God of Israel had warned us to stay away from foreigners. <a href="/erv/ezra/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat astonied until the evening oblation. <a href="/gwt/ezra/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Since the former exiles had been unfaithful, everyone who gathered around me there trembled at the words of the God of Israel. I sat in shock until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/gnt/ezra/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> I sat there grieving until the time for the evening sacrifice to be offered, and people began to gather around me--all those who were frightened because of what the God of Israel had said about the sins of those who had returned from exile. <a href="/isv/ezra/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered together as a group because of the sin committed by those who had been led astray. As for me, I remained seated, in shock, until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/msb/ezra/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering. <a href="/net/ezra/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering. <a href="/nheb/ezra/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then were assembled to me everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of their trespass of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening offering. <a href="/wbt/ezra/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat confounded until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/web/ezra/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and to me are gathered everyone trembling at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the expulsion, and I am sitting astonished until the present of the evening. <a href="/ylt/ezra/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and unto me are gathered every one trembling at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the removal, and I am sitting astonished till the present of the evening. <a href="/slt/ezra/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to me all will assemble, trembling at the word of the God of Israel for the transgression of the exile; and I sat astonished till the sacrifice of the evening.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And there were assembled to me all that feared the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that were come from the captivity, and I sat sorrowful, until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then all those who feared the word of the God of Israel gathered to me, because of the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity. And I sat in sorrow, until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/nabre/ezra/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Around me gathered all who were in dread of the sentence of the God of Israel on the apostasy of the exiles, while I remained devastated until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all those who were diligent concerning the word of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of the exiles, assembled before me; and I sat speechless until the ninth hour. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all those who were concerning themselves about the word of the God of Israel assembled to me about the evil that the children of the captivity had done, and I was sitting and was speechless until the ninth hour.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity; and I sat appalled until the evening offering. <a href="/sep/ezra/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then there assembled to me all that followed the word of the God of Israel, on account of the transgression of the captivity; and I remained mourning until the evening sacrifice. <a href="/parallel/ezra/9-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2330" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples</a> …3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. 4<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/2730.htm" title="2730: ḥā·rêḏ (Adj-ms) -- Fearful, reverential. From charad; fearful; also reverential.">who trembled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: bə·ḏiḇ·rê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">at the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê- (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’ê·lay (Conj-w:: Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">around me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4604.htm" title="4604: ma·‘al (N-msc) -- An unfaithful or treacherous act. From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin.">the unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">of the exiles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">while I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sat there</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: mə·šō·w·mêm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">in horror</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">the evening</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: lə·min·ḥaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">offering.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a> When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. <a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3-4</a> So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. / And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, <a href="/psalms/119-120.htm">Psalm 119:120</a> My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments. <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a> Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Jeremiah 23:9</a> As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words. <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11</a> When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a> But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18-19</a> Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a> Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9-10</a> Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a> And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10-11</a> Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. / Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2-3</a> I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.trembled<a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Ezra 10:3</a> Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.<a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a> Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.<a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a> Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.until<a href="/exodus/29-39.htm">Exodus 29:39</a> The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:<a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a> Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.<a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Acts 3:1</a> Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Account</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/ezra/4-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-22.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/ezra/8-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-19.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-49.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Account</a> <a href="/job/17-8.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/job/17-8.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/6-20.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/ezra/10-7.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/job/21-34.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezra/9-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/9-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-9.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 9</div>1. <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers</a> 5. <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">He prays unto God, with confession of sins</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "words of the God of Israel" refer to the Law and commandments given through Moses, which were central to Jewish life and worship. This trembling indicates a deep respect and acknowledgment of God's holiness and authority. It echoes <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a>, where God esteems those who are humble and contrite in spirit and who tremble at His word. This reverence is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the importance of obedience and the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).gathered around me The gathering around Ezra signifies a communal response to the spiritual crisis at hand. Ezra, a scribe and priest, was a leader and teacher of the Law, and his presence provided guidance and direction. This assembly reflects the biblical principle of seeking godly leadership and counsel in times of distress, as seen in other instances such as Nehemiah's leadership in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. It also prefigures the New Testament church's practice of gathering for teaching, prayer, and mutual encouragement (<a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42</a>).because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles The "unfaithfulness of the exiles" refers to the sin of intermarriage with pagan nations, which was strictly forbidden in the Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This unfaithfulness was not merely a social issue but a spiritual one, as it threatened the purity of worship and the distinct identity of God's people. Historically, the return from exile was a time of rebuilding and reestablishing the covenant community, and such unfaithfulness posed a significant threat to these efforts. This situation parallels the warnings given by prophets like Malachi, who called for faithfulness to God's covenant.while I sat there in horror Ezra's reaction of sitting in horror underscores the gravity of the situation. His response is one of deep mourning and shock, reflecting the biblical practice of lament in the face of sin and its consequences. This posture of sitting in horror is akin to the actions of other biblical figures who mourned over sin, such as Nehemiah (<a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3-4</a>). It demonstrates a profound awareness of the holiness of God and the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness.until the evening offering The evening offering, part of the daily sacrificial system, was a time of prayer and atonement (<a href="/exodus/29-39.htm">Exodus 29:39-42</a>). This reference to the evening offering situates the narrative within the context of Israel's worship practices, emphasizing the importance of regular, communal acts of devotion and repentance. The timing also suggests a period of reflection and preparation for seeking God's mercy. The sacrificial system, with its offerings, foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who provides atonement for sin once and for all (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was deeply concerned about the spiritual state of the returned exiles. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Israelites who had returned from Babylonian captivity. They were struggling with maintaining their covenantal faithfulness to God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/those_who_trembled_at_the_words_of_god.htm">Those Who Trembled at the Words of God</a> A group of Israelites who were deeply reverent and fearful of God's commands, indicating a sincere devotion and awareness of their spiritual condition. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_evening_offering.htm">The Evening Offering</a> A regular sacrificial offering made in the temple, symbolizing a time of prayer and reflection. 5. <a href="/topical/u/unfaithfulness_of_the_exiles.htm">Unfaithfulness of the Exiles</a> Refers to the sin of intermarriage with pagan nations, which was against God's commands and threatened the purity of the Israelite community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_word.htm">Reverence for God's Word</a> True reverence for God's word involves a deep respect and fear of disobeying His commands. This reverence should lead us to gather with others who share this commitment to holiness. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> The gathering of those who trembled at God's words around Ezra shows the importance of community in maintaining faithfulness. We should seek out and support one another in our spiritual journeys. <a href="/topical/r/response_to_sin.htm">Response to Sin</a> Ezra's reaction to the unfaithfulness of the exiles—sitting appalled—demonstrates the seriousness with which we should view sin. It should grieve us and lead us to seek God's guidance and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/i/importance_of_regular_worship.htm">Importance of Regular Worship</a> The mention of the evening offering reminds us of the importance of regular worship and reflection in our lives. It is a time to realign our hearts with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 9</a> <a href="/q/is_corporate_sin_confession_biblical.htm">Is the Corporate Confession of Sin biblically supported?</a> <a href="/q/should_ezra_abandon_foreign_families.htm">Should Ezra have ordered abandoning foreign wives and children?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_intermarriage_severe_in_ezra_9_3-4.htm">Considering Ezra 9:3–4, why does the text portray intermarriage so severely, when similar unions elsewhere in the Bible are treated with less alarm? </a> <a href="/q/why_take_zech._4_9_literally_without_evidence.htm">Why should Zerubbabel's promise in Zechariah 4:9 be taken literally, given the lack of archaeological evidence for a miraculous reconstruction of the temple?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Then were assembled unto me. The open manifestation by Ezra of his grief and horror produced an immediate effect. A crowd assembled around him, attracted by the unusual sight - partly sympathizing, partly no doubt curious. Every one came that trembled at the words of the God of Israel; by which is meant not so much all God-fearing persons (see <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a>) as all who were alarmed at the transgression of the commands of God (<a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Ezra 10:3</a>), and at the threats which the Law contained against transgressors (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Deuteronomy 7:4</a>). Because of the transgression of those that had been carried away. The transgression of "the children of the captivity" (<a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Ezra 4:1</a>) - of those who had been removed to Babylon and had returned under Zerubbabel. I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. As morning is the time for business in the East, we may assume that the princes had waited upon Ezra tolerably early in the day - before noon, at any rate - to communicate their intelligence. The evening sacrifice took place at three in the afternoon. Ezra must, therefore, either from the intensity of his own feelings or with the view of impressing the people, have "sat astonied" - speechless and motionless - for several hours. EZRA'S CONFESSION AND PRAYER TO GOD (<a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Ezra 9:5-15</a>). The most remarkable feature of Ezra's confession is the thoroughness with which he identifies himself with his erring countrymen, blushes for their transgressions, and is ashamed for their misconduct. All their sins he appears to consider as his sins, all their disobedience as his disobedience, all their perils as his perils. Another striking feature is his sense of the exceeding sinfulness of the particular sin of the time (see vers. 6, 7, 10). He views it as a "great trespass" - one that "is grown up into the heavens" - which is equivalent to a complete forsaking of God's commandments, and on account of Which he and his people "cannot stand before" God. This feeling seems based partly on the nature of the sin itself (ver. 14), but also, and in an especial way, on a strong sense of the ingratitude shown by the people in turning from God so soon after he had forgiven their former sins against him, and allowed them to return from the captivity, rebuild the temple, and re-establish themselves as a nation. If after their deliverance they again fell away, the sin could not but be unpardonable; and the punishment to be expected was a final uprooting and destruction from which there could be no recovery (vers. 13, 14). <a href="/commentaries/ezra/9-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then everyone כֹּ֤ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who trembled חָרֵד֙ (ḥā·rêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2730.htm">Strong's 2730: </a> Fearful, reverential at the words בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (bə·ḏiḇ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc gathered יֵאָסְפ֗וּ (yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove around me וְאֵלַ֣י (wə·’ê·lay) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to because of עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the unfaithfulness מַ֣עַל (ma·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4604.htm">Strong's 4604: </a> An unfaithful or treacherous act of the exiles, הַגּוֹלָ֑ה (hag·gō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles while I וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I sat there יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in horror מְשׁוֹמֵ֔ם (mə·šō·w·mêm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy until עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening offering. לְמִנְחַ֥ת (lə·min·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/9-4.htm">Ezra 9:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">OT History: Ezra 9:4 Then were assembled to me everyone who (Ezr. 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